Health Communication Article Summary Herbert‚ Hannah D.‚ James N. Butera‚ George Castillo‚ and Anthony E. Mega. “Are We Training Our Fellows Adequately in Delivering Bad News to Patients? A Survey of Hematology/Oncology Program Directors.” Journal Of Palliative Medicine 12. 12 (2009). Mary Ann Liebert‚ Inc. Web. 12 July 2010. This article focuses on the importance of physicians having the proper communication skills when delivering bad news to patients and/or the patient’s family
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1. Briefly summarize the main points of the article you chose (one page). I read the article about confidentiality for teenagers. In the article it offered very interesting insight as to why teenagers avoid going to receive reproductive care services. It was found that the number one reason for teens not seeking reproductive health services is because of their parents. The reasons teenagers wanted the confidentiality of their visits kept away from their parents was mainly from fear of retribution
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Clinical Reflection in ICU For the purpose of this essay I will give a descriptive account of what implementation means within the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney (1986) nursing process. I will describe what implementation involves for the nurse and will be focusing on one aspect of the holistic care given to my patient whilst on placement. I have had the opportunity to see a stroke patient today - she wasnt under the stroke team but her MRI came back with 2 right Cerebellar infacts and CT results showed
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The article by Arkes and Gaissmaier (2012) provided insights into the potential for misunderstanding of seemingly clear scientific data‚ and also suggested alternative ways of disseminating information to promote enhanced understanding. While the article gives me much to ponder and all four of the factors discussed in the article likely apply to some degree in diabetes‚ the one that resonates with me most with regard to the way patients perceive treatment regimens is the power of the anecdote.
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Article-- Morsi: Don’t expect Egypt to live by America’s rules Web Address:- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/23/morsi-dont-expect-egypt-to-live-by-america-rules/ As this article published in Sepetember23‚ 2012‚ Egypt President‚ Islamist Mohammed Morsi during his first visit to United State said that they will not follow American’s rule in their decision making as his predecessor Hosni Mubarak done. This was the response of Morsi after a wave of violence erupted across the Muslim world over
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implementation of vaccines. These constant back and forth perspectives are important for public health officials to understand how to target certain audiences and how to administer preventative care efficiently and agreeably. After reading the article‚ Vaccines and Autism
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In the article “Don’t believe the hype about emotional intelligence” (2014)‚ Steve Tobak claims that emotional intelligence is not always a positive aspect because of how it sometimes can be used to manipulate behavior. Steve Tobak being a cofounder and managing partner of Invisor Consulting‚ and a Silicon Valley-based management consulting firm that advises executives and business leaders‚ does not qualify him to write about emotional intelligence. He tends to be more believable since he was
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After reading the article by Scheffler and Naus (1999)‚ I found it rather insightful. Even though I do not agree with their research on what impacts a woman’s self-esteem. I personally believe a woman’s self-esteem is impacted by the way she views herself. Even though peers can impact a woman’s self-esteem‚ I believe a woman can be her own worst enemy. She looks for the approval of others‚ rather than the approval of God. As a result‚ she develops a low self-esteem because she feels as if she has
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During the first day of my clinical‚ I had the opportunity to shadow my preceptor because of some technical problem I did not have my login‚ so I couldn’t have access to the patient records and all the information’s I needed. Consequently‚ I shadowed my preceptor. In fact‚ it was a learning since I did observe how she does her charting‚ reporting‚ how to start‚ organize and prioritizes during a shift. The culminant point of the day was the admission of a patient from the PACU. Before the patient
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to prevent any possible complication which may cause a negative impact into the patient life‚ this hospital had developed certain clinical practice guidelines to any procedure that will be performed to the patients. The clinical practice guidelines were assigned by a subcommittee to write a written policy that can be served as part of the UMH protocol. These clinical practice guidelines have regulated
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